"During World War I, hundreds of New Zealanders swapped work in coal and gold mines for a scret underground role in France. On their return, most of the 908 soldiers of the New Zealand Tunnelling Company - the first Kiwis on the Western Front - were reluctant to talk to their loved ones about their time in combat. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10561241
